5/14/1998 SCHOOL - HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE Minutes

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MASHPEE HIGH SCHOOL BUHIDING COMMITTEE THURSDAY,MAY 14, 1998 HIGH SCHOOL Present: Merry Sue Ahlgren,Paul Griffin, Janice Mills,Bill Martiros Also present: Jim Byrne,Ian Aitchison Meeting convened at 4:08 p.m. MINUTES Merry Sue made a motion to approve the minutes of March 18, 1998. Janice seconded the motion. All members were in favor 4-0** BID PACKAGE Joel Seeley opened the two bid packages, for the handicap and masonry/caulking work on April 23`a Handicap work: Paul explained the history of the process, for the benefit of the press who was present. The plans for this work were sent to the architectural review board for their approval. The work was then put out to bid. Some of the violations were items the architectural board had identified and the Committee knew that Stone did in error, we took them in the settlement. When the architectural review board reviewed the site, for a sign off on the project,they issued a report with new violations. This is the same board that approved the drawings and have:now changed their mind. With any job over$10,000, it had to be designed and put out to bid. On March 1 Sty this Committee voted to put the job out to bid. It had to be put in the Central Registered. Today,the Committee is ready to vote on those bids. Jim Byrne spoke with Bob Whritenour today. If the Committee approves these 2 bids, the Selectmen will put it on their agenda for Monday and the work will be scheduled for the minute school gets out. Paul said the architectural review board was fully award this was in the central register. It was never the Committee's intention to ignore these issues. The reporter from the Cape Cod Times said the architectural review board said they never heard back from the town about this. Paul said he knows there were discussions during the design with Brian Lawlor of SMMA to make sure they met the intent of the review board. They follow the central register. Jim said if the Committee approves the packages tonight, he will ask John Williams to write a letter to the board telling them of the approval because the letter was written to him. Paul explained that the town told them we would comply. Nothing happens overnight with a municipal project. 1